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From: "McFerran Family" <>
Subject: Kapp River
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:57:22 +0200
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Hi William,
Please forgive me for butting in here, but do you perhaps have the KAPP
river in your book? I am still trying to find out if this name stems from
my mom's family.
TIA,
With regards,
Cynthia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Jervois" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [ZA] Cathcart West (Boetsap)


> Hello Elizabeth
>
> According to Charles Pettman's "South African Place Names" (p.49):
>
> "Situate on a branch of the Harts river in what is now the Barkly West
> district, Cape Province, is a place named Boetsap..............."
>
> It can be found in the "Reader's Digest Atlas of Southern Africa", page
> 146 (roughly 24° 28' East, 27° 58' South). A hospital and police
> station are marked there.
>
> with best wishes
>
> William
>
> William Jervois
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> Grahamstown, 6139,
> South Africa
>
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